Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-01
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VArhiNGIOS, w req. Is.
lhe House labor arbitration bill has been
passed by the Senate without an amendment
Ihe naval appropriation bill was laid he
fore the Senate and read the first time.
nir Edmunds, speaking at great length
OBJECTED t" the second reading of the hill
speaking of the naval. legislative and
sundry civil bills, Mr.. Allison told how the
fiouse cnnferees had dallied in the matter.
lie said such bills should not be railroaded
through, and could not be considered before
Friday n on as they should be considered.
Ihis is the situation with reference TO these
great bills. There are ether bills in confer
ence on which are radical disagreements. but
ihey may be reconciled. 1t is, however. per
1ectiy apparent that several sf these great an
preparation bills cannot reach the President
oefore late Thursday night, so that, admit
.,hg that even If we can get through with
these bills by Thursday night, the President
must take them on trust and sign them with
out reading them
| Mr. Hoar, from the committee on privil-
eyes and elections, asked the committee to
be permitted to report to the next session
upon the power of the President to designate
temporarily the men to perform the duties of
certain officers whose nominations to the
same positions were previously rejected bv
the Senate; granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Blair the House labor
arbitration hill was taken up and passed
without amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the House bill to
prevent the employment upon public build
ings or public works or in preparation of ma
terial for public buildings or public works
OF convict or alien labor, was taken up, and
without discussion or amendment was passed
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the House bill TO
provide for the adjustment of land grants
heretofore made by Congress and remaining
unadJusted, was taken up, and after the
adoption of sundry amendments was passed.
The Dleuro-pneum0nia bill was taken up,
and Mr.. Dawes motion to reconsider the
vote by which Mr.. Edmunds substitute was
last week adopted, was carried.
The Edmunds substitute was then reject
ed-2l to 80.
Mr.. Butler spoke against the bill.
The bill was passed-yeas 80, NAYS 10.
Mr.. Edmunds from the conference COM
mittee on the bill respecting the fisheries
made long report as to the difficulties ex
istiug in the conference and which prevented
an agreement. The result of the confer
ence had been that the House of Representa-
tives, through its managers, did not object
to the Senate bill bat desired to add a new
and enlarged provision to it, while the Sen
ate managers were not willing to go to that
extent. The Senate managers felt it their
duty on this important matter to report the
state of things at once to the Senate for its
information. The report is signed by the
three Senate onferees-Edmunds, Frye and
Morgan.
After brief discussion the subject was
temporarily dropped and on motion of Mr..
Wilson of Iowa. the Senate bill to prohibit
the mailing of newspapers and other period
icals was passed.
The Senate at 25, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, went into secret session for execu-
tive business-apparently for the purpose of
reeuming, with closed doors, the discussion
which had been cut short on the report of the
con ferees on the fishery bill. After 20 min
utes Of secret session the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation bill
MIR. Holman of Indiana briefly ran over
the items of increase and decrease recon-
mended in the bill and defended the course
of the committee on appr opriations.
Mr. Hiscock of New York inquired wheth-
er it was possible to pass the pending bill
b fore Thursday if it was considered under
the five minute rule.
Mr. Cannon thought that if both Houses
acted in good faith the bill might be sent to
the Senate tomorrow.
4 long debate followed, after which the
bill was read by paragraphs for amendment.
A point of order was raised against the ap-
pr0priations for compensation of newspaper
ana tally clerks of the House being reduc
ton of 5000, 900 in the former and $500, 900
in the latter case but it was overruied by
the chair
Mr. FELTON, OF California appealed from the
decision.
Mr. Reed of Maine protested against the
decision.
A lcng and noisy discussion followed, and
then the committee sustained the decision of
the chair-l22 to &C.
On motion of Mr. Mayburv of Michigan,
an amendment was adopted restoring the
present salary of tally clerk.
The committee rose, and on motion of Mr..
Holman it was ordered that when the eulogies
on the late Representative Cole of Maryland
are concluded this evening the House re-
sumo consideration of public business.
The House then, at . 10, took recess TIL
730 2. M.
At the evening session the House listened
to eulogies of late Representative Cole and
adopted resolutions Of respect.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill. There seemed to be strong DISPOSE
tion to overrule the committee on appropria
tions, despite the earnest protest of Mr..
Holman, who warned the democrats that in
stead of retrenching expenditures they were
entering upon an extravaganza of appropria-
ton unknown since 1873.
| A number of amendments were adopted
increasing the salaries of several House Off
cials.
Mr.. uiscock of New York offered an
amendment increasing from S2500 to $4,000
the salary of the clerk to the committee on
ways and means. Adopted.
Mr.. O'Neil, calling attention to the hard
working employees of the bureau of engrav
ing and printing, offered an amendment
granting such employees annual leave Of ao-
sence; adopted.
The determined fight which had been
waged against the bill for the past two days
was then apparently abandoned and rapid
progress was made.
Without concluding the consideration of
the bill the committees rose and the House
at |. 10 took recess until tomorrow morning.
MEETS Her DEATH.